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lr'.FootbalL89rhe:Daily Tar HeelFriday, September 8, 19893 air Heels have reason to fear Big Bad ' Wolf By JAMIE ROSENBERG Assistant Sports Editor Have you gotten your 1989 Beat State shirt yet you know, the one with the burning question, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" embla zoned across the back? Well, if you have snatched up one of these gems or if you've just been admiring them from afar on the backs of others and pondering at the same time what the answer to this query could be, let's try to figure it out together. Who 15 afraid of the big bad wolf? Hmmm. Let's sec.How about the entire UNC4botball team, for start ers? After all, the Tar Heels contest against State last year may have been the absolute low point in a season of many low points for UNC. For those who weren't among the 52,000-plus sufferers at Kenan Sta dium last October 15, the Wolfpack chewed on the Tar Heels for an ago nizing 60 minutes of playing time before spitting them out and leaving Blue Heaven with a 48-3 victory, the most lopsided score in 94 years of competition between the two schools. The game, which dropped UNC to 0-6 and was North Carolina's ninth straight loss over two seasons, exem plified everything that was going wrong for the Tar Heels at the time and everything that was going right for N.C. State. The nation's eighth ranked defense stifled UNC's already sputtering offense, intercepting Tar Heel quarterbacks four times. And Wolfpack quarterback Shane Montgomery jumped all over North Carolina's feeble secondary, complet ing 24 of 35 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns. State finished the 1988 season with an 8-3-1 record, 4-2-1 and third place uww Any Athletic Shoe Valued at $2999 or more wcoupon Sale shoes excluded 133 W. Franklin St. S42-l70 Open: M-F10am-7pm Sat 10 am-K nm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm in the ACC. UNC finished at 1-10. So there is plenty of reason to be afraid, especially since the Tar Heels have to open up their ACC campaign against the Wolfpack in Carter-Fin-ley Stadium on September 23. At least they'll get it over with. But the Tar Heels shouldn't be the only timid ones. Many in the know are picking the Wolfpack to take the ACC title this year and aim high in the national rankings. N.C. State fin ished 17th in UPI's final 1988 poll and beat Iowa in the Peach Bowl, 28-23. The Pack was ranked 24th 1988: 8-3-1 (beat Iowa in Peach Bowl), 4-2-1 ACC, third place. 51 Returning Lettermen; 12 Returning Starters. Key Offensive Starters Back: Quarterback Shane Montgomery, tackle Scott Adell, fullback Todd Vam. Key Defensive Starters Back: All-ACC tackle Ray Agnew, line backer Bobby Houston, corner back Joe Johnson, safety Fernan das (Snake) Vinson, All-ACC safety Jesse Campbell, Key Losses: Fullback Mai Crite, wide receivers Na2 Worthen and Danny Peebles, center Chuck Massaro, linebackers Fred Stone and Scott Auer. Strengths: Defensive strength and speed, including one of nation's best secondaries, runpass QB combo (Charles Davenport Shane Montgomery), soft early season schedule. Question Marks: Offensive line, Who will be on the receiv ing end of Montgomery aerials, Can they beat Clemson again? Expires 10189 University Square COIj dm mm mm mm mm i """ill VISA. heading into this season and posted a 10-6 victory over conference rival Maryland in its opener last Saturday. State's strength should again be its defense, which, in addition to lim iting opponents to an average of just 264.3 yards per game, ranked fifth in scoring defense (12.6 points per game) and sixth against the rush (103.6 yards per game). Anchoring the line will be senior . tackle Ray Agnew, an All-ACC se lection last year who may have a shot at All-America honors this season. Agnew, who posted 72 tackles and five sacks in 1988, will be joined by 70 BvPass 70 Business -iaj N 15-SOIBuslness Franklin St senior Derick Debnam and juniors Mike Jones and Kenny Fondren. With the graduation of John Adleta, the Pack has a vacancy at nose guard which coach Dick Sheridan may fill with either junior Elijah Austin or red-shirt freshman giant Ricky Logo (6-0, 283). At the outside linebacker position, State will miss All-ACC performer Scott Auer at the "rush" position but will return senior starter Bobby Hous ton and reserve sophomore Mark Thomas at the "drop" slot. Juniors Ulysses Mitchell and Britt Goodrich will also play drop while red-shirt Serving you with over 100 fine stores, shops, restaurants and theaters including Ivey's, Belk Leggett, JC Penney & Montaldos. Chapel Hill Blvd. & 15-501 Business, Durham 493-2451 freshmen Andreas O'Neal and Tony Horton should fill Auer's spot. The Pack loses another All-ACC selection, Fred Stone, at inside line backer but will still have plenty of experience at the position, returning juniors Clayton Henry, Corey Edmond and Eddie Cashion along with sopho mores Lee Knight and Billy Ray Haynes. In the secondary, State returns All Everything strong safety Jesse Campbell. Campbell, a 6-3, 208 pound sophomore, led the team in See STATE, page 15 SQUARE MALL
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